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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

393 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 16 of 20

A Mean Theft

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 2

[?] comfort [?] evening says [?] [?] other…

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A Mean Theft

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 4

On Monday evening a hut on the property of Mr. J. H. Quirk, and tenanted toy an employee named "Walter Marjoram, was entered and a suit of clothes…

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Police Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 4

Before Mr. A. T. Cochrane, C.M., on Wednesday, Sidney Harper was fined 5-, in default 24 hours' gaol for drunkenness. Nicholas Maher was…

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Dubbo Circuit Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 4

The following cases will be heard before Dubbo Circuit Court, which will be opened on Tuesday next: -- Herbert Owers. for alleged murder at…

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Court House Receipts

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 4

We are indebted to Mr. A. T. Cochrane. C.P.S., for the following statement of receipts at the local Court House for the quarter ending 30th…

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Cobar Police Court. FRIDAY—Before Mr. MacDougal P.M. an Opium Case

Western Age · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 2

In this case the police proceeded against an old Chinaman named Yick Hie for, on 2nd instant, having a quantity of opium in his possession,…

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Dubbo Circuit Court

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 October 1915 · page 2

The Dubbo Circuit Court opens at Dubbo to-morrow morning, Justice Sly presiding. There are some local cases, namely Frederick Ivers, alleged…

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Police Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 1

Before Mr. Gates, Relieving P.M., yesterday, John Wooods was fined 26 for drunkenness. Thomas Bond, who had been locked up since Saturday…

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[?] of Murder

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 2

Herbert Owers was [?] for that [?] on the 26th June, at Dubbo, [?] and maticlously kill June [?]…

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Circuit Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 1

The Circuit Court was opened at Dubbo before his Honor Mr. Justice Sly this morning. Up to time of going to press…

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Licensing Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 1

Before Messrs A. Gates, W. T. Lewis, and C. Cadell L.M.'s., Joseph Longobardi applied for a license for premises known as the Fitzroy Hotel,…

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Licansing Court. Monday, October, 11

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 2

Renewal of loconsos were granted to Charles A. Bibb E. F. Alken, and Jas. Reyholds. An application for transfer of the…

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Cobar District Court. (Before His Honor Judge Bevan.) Monday, October 11th

Western Age · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 2

Henry Swales and Patrick Mathews, licensee and owner respectively of the Commercial Hotel, Cobar, appealed against a decision of the local…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

Frederick William Iver was charged with that he did on 26th August, 1915, at Wellington, steal one more, the property of James Brown…

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Circuit Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 4

A Circuit Court opened at Dubbo on Tuesday before his Honor Mr. Justice Sly. Mr. M. C. Chubb acted as Crown Prosecuter…

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Licensing Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 1

Chas. Bear was to day granted a booth license for the Dubbo Amateur Nursery Races, to be hold on October 10 and 20…

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Cirsuit Court. (Before Mr. [?]) the Sports Ground Tragedy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 2

The trial of Herbert Owers for the [?]lleged murder of the woman, Jane Healey, in the Dubbo Sports Ground, on the might of the 26th June, was…

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Police Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 19 October 1915 · page 1

Before Mr. A. Gate, P.M., yesterday, William Ryan (60 years of age) and Charles Otte Muller, were fined 26 each for drunkenness…

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Circuit Court. the Scales Case

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1915 · page 2

In the case in which H. D. O'Brien and James Maloney were charged with conspiracy at the Dubbo Circuit Court the jury acquittal O'Brien, but found…

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